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Panzer's volunteering adventures
13 years ago
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sorry for my absence for the past week or so I've been super busy working, volunteering and when I'm not working, tutoring (and getting paid in fudge kind of like in the weddingsinger when he's paid in meatballs lol)
ether way this past saturday I had the amazing experience of volunteering at my towns holiday festivities, I came in with a big toolbox full of my mascoting equipment (extra cloths, ice packs, water, a 2 liter of sprite, towels, face towels, bobby pins etc) and offered my services as a fursuiter since I have 3 years experience mascoting, well from that point on I was called "the mascot specialist" lol I cordinated frosty, rudolph, comet and even santa giving the first time fursuiters a rundown on pantamiming, ways to express certain feelings, how to position yourself in certain areas, ways to approach kids and most importantly how to avoid awkwardness when a kid is scared or unsure (which I've found to be around 1/7 kids and there were hundreds of kids) but not only how to avoid awkwardness but how to turn it around and make yourself so utterly adorable the kid becomes more comfertable with you.
well I was the "head handler" walking around guiding 'em and then when they all got tired i said "don't worry I'll gladly take over" so I got to be rudolph (an absolutely adorable suit I might add) and I walked around and kids went completely bananers and loved to boop my nose and I'de boop their nose back, I even snuck aboard the "polar express trolly ride" which drove around my town being "conducted" by this guy who dressed up just like the conductor, you should of seen the kids' faces when the conductor said "last call, ALL ABOARD!" and rudolph pops his head through the doorway and proceeds to trot in and sit on the same bench as em.
it was sooooo much fun to be asked questions about the north pole, what time I'll be arriving this year and if I could pass a message to santa among others *sigh* god I love suiting
I also got to see this pretty straight cut, shy kind of grumpy dad turn into the cutist damn fursuiter you've ever seen (we're talking flux cute here) the second he started walking around in rudolph before me, when I later helped him out of it he emediatly said "THAT WAS AMAZING! god I love yor job, the kids.... they were so frickn happy over some random guy dressing up and acting goofy" and I just said "thats the magic of fursuiting dude!"
I also got to mascot for the local special olympics basketball tournament which was an amazing experience. two disabled kids actually told me that they literally and figurativly have dreamt of playing a basketball game just like our varsity team that was mascoted by me and that I would be their "new bestest buddy" because "I'm the most awesome guy out there ever" and they lost it when I joined in on the team huddle and when everyone put their hand in the middle of the circle, I'm not too much of a man to admit I let out a tear or two lol
either way I'll do my best to post some pics and hope you are all enjoying your december ^.^
panzer~
ether way this past saturday I had the amazing experience of volunteering at my towns holiday festivities, I came in with a big toolbox full of my mascoting equipment (extra cloths, ice packs, water, a 2 liter of sprite, towels, face towels, bobby pins etc) and offered my services as a fursuiter since I have 3 years experience mascoting, well from that point on I was called "the mascot specialist" lol I cordinated frosty, rudolph, comet and even santa giving the first time fursuiters a rundown on pantamiming, ways to express certain feelings, how to position yourself in certain areas, ways to approach kids and most importantly how to avoid awkwardness when a kid is scared or unsure (which I've found to be around 1/7 kids and there were hundreds of kids) but not only how to avoid awkwardness but how to turn it around and make yourself so utterly adorable the kid becomes more comfertable with you.
well I was the "head handler" walking around guiding 'em and then when they all got tired i said "don't worry I'll gladly take over" so I got to be rudolph (an absolutely adorable suit I might add) and I walked around and kids went completely bananers and loved to boop my nose and I'de boop their nose back, I even snuck aboard the "polar express trolly ride" which drove around my town being "conducted" by this guy who dressed up just like the conductor, you should of seen the kids' faces when the conductor said "last call, ALL ABOARD!" and rudolph pops his head through the doorway and proceeds to trot in and sit on the same bench as em.
it was sooooo much fun to be asked questions about the north pole, what time I'll be arriving this year and if I could pass a message to santa among others *sigh* god I love suiting
I also got to see this pretty straight cut, shy kind of grumpy dad turn into the cutist damn fursuiter you've ever seen (we're talking flux cute here) the second he started walking around in rudolph before me, when I later helped him out of it he emediatly said "THAT WAS AMAZING! god I love yor job, the kids.... they were so frickn happy over some random guy dressing up and acting goofy" and I just said "thats the magic of fursuiting dude!"
I also got to mascot for the local special olympics basketball tournament which was an amazing experience. two disabled kids actually told me that they literally and figurativly have dreamt of playing a basketball game just like our varsity team that was mascoted by me and that I would be their "new bestest buddy" because "I'm the most awesome guy out there ever" and they lost it when I joined in on the team huddle and when everyone put their hand in the middle of the circle, I'm not too much of a man to admit I let out a tear or two lol
either way I'll do my best to post some pics and hope you are all enjoying your december ^.^
panzer~
One time someone commissioned something from me and then talked about the homemade fudge she had with her friend right in front of me. I told her I'd knock $5 off if she brought me some, so she brought me a full sack lunch with a sandwich, apple, banana, and of course a healthy amount of fudge. Being payed in fudge is the best thing ever!